Member for The Entrance David Mehan has welcomed news that Central Coast Council has identified 10 footpath projects in the electorate to be built using funding provided by the NSW Government.
Council received $8M in funding over four years to fund footpath priority improvements across the Central Cost identified in Council’s Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP) and Bike Plan.
The funding was part of Labor’s commitment to active transport during the 2023 state election.
This work will provide families across the Central Coast with safe, high quality and well connected paths making communities more accessible for everyone.
The Entrance electorate secured $2.27M of the funding, which will see 10 footpaths with a total length of 1.93km updated.
Footpaths will be upgraded at: Brooke Ave, Killarney Vale; Oakland Ave, The Entrance (three separate projects); Pacific Hwy, Tuggerah; Cresthaven Ave, Bateau Bay (three projects) and Seabrook Ave, Bateau Bay (two projects).
Mehan said the projects identified were in dire need of upgrade.
“A number of them been the subject of community concern for some time now,” he said.
“Whether you’re a parent with a pram, an elderly person, a person with mobility challenges or a child walking to and from school these footpaths ensure that we can all move around safely and easily.
“I look forward to seeing the projects commence which will afford my community safe walking and cycling infrastructure whilst promoting active and healthy lifestyle of the outdoors,” Mehan said.
Thats a very expensive 1.93km of footpath Over $1000000 per kilometer ?
My Golf course is building 1 kilometre of pathways for $200,000, how can less than 2 kilometres cost of $2mil?? You could build a roadway for that price.